Consider the third generation (in America) Toyota RAV4.
It's got a 268 h.p.(!) V-6 that gets about 27 mpg
with four wheel drive (not towing).

When my 2000 Accord has to be replaced, I will definitely
consider this vehicle.

On a recent trek with trailers in tow, me with my Accord
and a friend with his RAV4, we started the trip with
full tanks of gas and we ended the trip a few hundred
miles later and tanked up. His Toyota used less fuel
than my Honda did. SUV vs. sedan and the SUV wins.

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina